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Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 03:00 pm PT (06:00 pm ET)
Report predicts "monster holiday season" for AppleApple appears set to ride a surging wave of holiday spending, with customers reporting a big jump in their plans to buy new Mac notebooks over the next three months.
According to research performed by ChangeWave, buyers who report plans to buy a new notebook computer in the next 90 days have peaked to 10 percent of the survey group of 2,812 people, the highest level noted in the last three years.
Apple's share of that market has also jumped, from around 25 percent to 36 percent of the survey group. Buyers' sharply increased plans are likely related to the introduction of the new MacBook Air, which reaches new lower price points while delivering iPad-like portability.
Research director Paul Carton wrote, "the manufacturer most responsible for the surge in laptop demand is Apple, with 36 percent of planned laptops buyers saying they'll purchase a Mac, a huge 11 percentage point jump since our previous survey of a month ago.
"Simply put," Carton said, "it's the highest level of planned laptop buying ever for Apple in a ChangeWave survey."
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Silicon-carbon nanocomposite seeks to boost lithium-ion performance
March 16, 2010 // Paul Buckley
A high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology is aiming to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable electronics.
Employing a "bottom-up" self-assembly technique, the anode’s structure takes advantage of nanotechnology to fine-tune its materials properties, addressing the shortcomings of earlier silicon-based battery anodes. The low-cost fabrication technique was designed to be easily scaled up and compatible with existing battery manufacturing.
"Development of a novel approach to producing hierarchical anode or cathode particles with controlled properties opens the door to many new directions for lithium-ion battery technology," said Gleb Yushin, an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "This is a significant step toward commercial production of silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries."
Existing lithium-ion batteries rely on anodes made from graphite, a form of carbon. Silicon-based anodes theoretically offer as much as a ten-fold capacity improvement over graphite but have so far not been stable enough for practical use.
Graphite anodes use particles ranging in size from 15 to 20 microns. If silicon particles of that size are simply substituted for the graphite, expansion and contraction as the lithium ions enter and leave the silicon creates cracks that quickly cause the anode to fail.
The new nanocomposite material solves that degradation problem, potentially allowing battery designers to tap the capacity advantages of silicon and enabling a higher power output from a given battery size – or allow a smaller battery to produce a required amount of power.
Electrical measurements of the new composite anodes in small coin cells have shown a capacity more than five times greater than the theoretical capacity of graphite.
Details of the new self-assembly approach were published online in the journal Nature Materials on March 14.
Related link: www. gatech.edu
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Ford Credit Would Cut Down 20% of Workforce as Sales Drop
Ford Motor Credit would be cutting down 20% of its US work force since the auto sales fall down and the company would provide financing only for the lesser brands.More than 1,200 jobs shall be eliminated by the end of July and a spokesperson from the Automotive New named Margaret Mellott informed that there was a 21.8% decrease in the Ford Motor Sales last year. Mellott also added that the company is trying to keep the costs in line as compared to the level of receivables.
Better details of the same shall be shared on Thursday when the manufacturer along with its finance unit would release their fourth quarter and the full year earnings report. The job cuts would start as early as mid-February and the reduction would primarily feature the involuntary layoffs and add in some more attrition as well as the retirement. The headquarters at Detroit in addition to the other business units shall be affected to a great extent.


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It's been a week we're now in the app store, and we're now #19 in the sports category (it's incredible to have Oleboo among big names such as ESPN, CBS etc...). This week has obviously beaten most of our projections, thanks to Apple featuring us in the new and noteworthy category.
We have dozen of new MVPs, and we have some surprises for some of them! Stay tuned!
We're now working on releasing a new version of the Iphone app, introducing some new features, and fixing some issues that you guys have raised, which should be out very soon.
This week also marks the start of the college football season. All games from the Pac 10 and The Big Ten will be available on Oleboo. If you would like us to cover other games, just @olebootweets on twitter with your request, use our uservoice forum or leave us a message on our facebook page.


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CBC invited by CNA983 to talk about how eNet Connect can help customers go global
With the official release of CBC eNet Connect, Mr. Feng Wei - CBC’s co-founder and CEO, and Ms. Ming Yow – CBC’s Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, recently were invited to take an interview with Mediacorp's CNA983 channel to discuss about wide-ranging topics such as CBC’s eNet Connect, 5G, IoT, network architecture and solutions in the context of cloud computing, network security and etc.
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SHANGHAI 15 Nov 2019 – China Broadband Communications (CBC) launched CBC eNet Connect, a fully-managed, transport agnostic, cloud native SD-WAN service in Shanghai today. This product is featured by the following traits, · Companies in China and Chinese companies expanding globally can now adopt a cost-effective solution that is easy to setup and simple to manage · CBC eNet Connect is an agile cloud-based SD-WAN that resolves network problems in China and beyond, while optimizing seamless access to global cloud based applications
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A Susan Boyle biography titled Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True is headed to bookstores near you! Now the story about the life behind the voice that's an inspiration to so many will be told.
After stunning judges Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent and becoming an overnight household name less than a year ago, Susan gave hope to the world that dreams actually can come true — with the help of reality TV.
Her album I Dreamed a Dream is the biggest female debut album of all time and has already sold up to 6 million copies.
Now for the first time, the life behind the singer will be told by biographer Alice Montgomery who charted Susan's life in careful detail and outlined the setbacks and triumphs that led to her worldwide celebrity.
The Overlook Press will publish 150,000 copies in the first printing of Susan Boyle: Dreams Can Come True on Feb. 2 for $21.95 in hardcover.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares in French tire maker Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ML, -0.29% dropped over 3% after it warned of rising rubber and oil costs this year, but said it still expects sales and operating profit before one-off items to rise as long as the trading environment doesn't deteriorate. Its net profit rose 35% to 774 million euros in 2007 as lower taxes and an improved operating performance more than offset a 326 million euro restructuring charge. The 2007 figure came in slightly above an average estimate of 772 million euros from a panel of 20 analysts polled by the company. Michelin's full year revenue rose 3.0% to 16.87 billion euros.
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Butlin’s, a chain of large seaside resorts in the UK operating since 1936, has revealed an upsurge of demand for plant-based food in its eateries. This trend shows that customers are looking for vegan options on their holidays and that veganism is embedded in diets, even away from home.
The family orientated business has traditionally offered meat-heavy menus but is now recognising the need to respond to the growing demand in the UK for plant-based options. Partnering with Oumph!, two out of three of its resorts, in Minehead and Bognor Regis, are introducing all-vegan burgers with cheese and plant-based meat tacos to its menus, to go with its established side orders including crispy battered onion rings, Cajun-spiced corn on the cob, fries, and salad.
Jenny Cooper, head of F&B and retail marketing at Butlin’s said in a statement to Vegan Food & Living: “We are really proud of our exciting new menu in The Diner and are pleased to be offering our guests the choice of Oumph! as a vegan topping on our ‘Traditional Tacos’ as well as the ‘House Cobb Salad.'” She went on to say: “In the past year we have seen increased demand for us to offer a wider variety of vegetarian and vegan menu options. Oumph! is the perfect choice since it is very versatile and suitable in a range of different dishes. The fact that it’s not only vegan but also gluten-free is an added bonus.”


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The departures come at a time when there have been reports on Ola’s plans to raise up to $1 billion through an initial public offering in the next few months.
The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The ride-hailing start-up has selected banks including Citigroup Inc. and Kotak Mahindra Bank to manage its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $1 billion, Bloomberg reported in August.
The company, backed by SoftBank Group Corp and Tiger Global Management, has also picked Morgan Stanley for the listing, said people aware of the development. The Bangalore-based start-up could seek a valuation of more than $8 billion in the IPO and could lodge a filing as soon as October, one of the people said.
The 11-year-old Ola would be joining a strong pipeline of Indian start-ups that are ready to tap the IPO market in the coming months.
Paytm, the country’s leader in digital payments, Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce giant controlled by Walmart Inc., and digital education start-up Byju’s are also preparing for their first-time share sales, the media has reported.
Details of Ola’s IPO including size and timeline could still change as deliberations are ongoing, the people said. More banks could be added later, they said.


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Golf glove fetches $350,000
Or, perhaps, a better headline is this: Yes, we've lost our minds.
The glove that Michael Jackson wore when he introduced his so-called moonwalk dance in 1983 was sold at auction for $350,000 to Hoffman Ma of Hong Kong.
It's a golf glove. With rhinestones.
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Amazon’s $1 billion-a-year Thursday Night Football bet appears to be paying off, drawing record Prime sign-ups and reinforcing advertisers’ confidence in Amazon’s streaming tech. Once a pillar of pay TV, live sports have become the next big thing in streaming.
Marching up the field: Streaming is the future of sports, and football is no exception.
Two-point conversion: Exclusive NFL rights also offer potential for extending game revenues via alternate broadcasts, which give viewers a more personalized feel.
Home-field advantage: Exclusive streaming rights mean changes for advertisers.
Final score: Once an asset of pay TV, sports—and NFL games in particular—are now an attraction for streamers. Exclusive rights to choice events have always come with major payoffs in advertising, and the advent of streaming means payoff in the form of new subscribers. But costs are high and the landscape’s still shifting, so each deal is a gamble.
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In the past twelve months, prices for lumber and forest products hit a historic high and then pricing crashed. What’s next?
It was Bunyansque, for over a year lumber prices rose like…well, like a redwood tree and then crashed, as if Bangor, Maine’s own Paul Bunyan had yelled timber. What happened?
The short answer is a lot. And it takes a bit of a look back to understand the unusual market dynamics that caused both the growth spurt in lumber prices and the subsequent crash…and the potential rebound.
It’s not surprising that the U.S. is the world’s largest lumber market. However, even with a vast inventory of domestic forest to supply lumber and related products, the U.S. is also the world’s largest importer of lumber. Imported lumber generally accounts for 30% of the U.S. consumption in any given year. And with the vast resources of lumber-producing Canada next door as a near-shore supplier, the U.S. has relied on its northern neighbor to fill in a large portion of the gap – particularly in softwoods – between domestic production and consumption. Descartes-Datamyne (a company that tracks U.S. imports and exports) data on U.S. lumber imports and exports (see charts) observed that the “U.S, dwarfs other top countries as primary destination country for Canadian exports.” But also noted that the “Top countries of destination for U.S. lumber are China (1) and Canada (2),” illustrating the complexity of the lumber industry in North America.
And when it comes to lumber, the relations between the U.S. and Canada aren’t good. Lumber sales from Canada to the U.S. have been trending downward for the past five years.
Of course, forest product trade between the U.S. and Canada doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There are many other economic forces influencing trade trends. Taken together, the trade in forest products is a complex weave of suppliers and producers that can change on a moment’s notice.
Naturally, China – as the Descartes-Datamyne data points out – figures prominently into the mix as a largely raw material importer and forest product exporter. And there are other exporters like Russia, and the Scandinavian countries, Southeast Asian producers like Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia, along with countries like New Zealand, Australia and the European, African and South American nations – the latter two often supplying exotic woods.
Oh Canada, Redux
The U.S. and Canada have for nearly four decades been embroiled in a lumber dispute (see AJOT issue 712, published 9/29/20, “Misery Whip” for a more detailed account). And a succession of administrations on both sides of the border have failed to find common ground for an agreement. After the last Canadian-American lumber agreement expired in 2015, a “new” round of talks began in 2017. In the meantime, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) levied countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, arguing Canada’s lumber industry is unfairly subsidized by the Canadian government, as most of Canada’s lumber comes from publicly-owned forests, as opposed…
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Less than half (42%) of cable TV subscribers and only a little over half of wireless customers (54%) trust their service provider, according to a new cable and wireless satisfaction survey from Salesforce.com.
Other highlights from the research:
- Four in 10 Millennial cable subscribers (41%) and 40 percent of Millennial mobile phone owners said monthly bills are too confusing.
- When it comes to post-sales customer service, 40 percent of mobile phone owners and 56 percent of cable subscribers said they got better customer service when they threatened to switch.
Harris Poll surveyed 2,210 U.S. adults in gathering the data for Salesforce.com – 2,067 were mobile phone owners and 1,703 were cable subscribers.
Cable, Wireless Satisfaction Survey
Fortunately, the Salesforce.com research also noted ways that cable and wireless providers can improve their customer satisfaction.
Researchers noted, for example, that 17 percent of young adult Millennials (age 18-34) said too much paperwork was involved in buying a mobile phone. The Millennials also were three times more likely to cite additional or hidden fees during the mobile sign-up process than Baby Boomers 55 and older: 21 percent as compared to 7 percent.
Noting that T-Mobile continues to attract subscribers from competitors, at least in part because of clear pricing plans, researchers advise wireless providers to offer pricing plans with no hidden fees. Approaching half of mobile phone owners surveyed said they would be more satisfied if their service providers would do that.
Other opportunities: 44 percent of Millennial cable subscribers and 40 percent of Millennial mobile phone owners said that discounted OTT services, such as streaming TV and music, would make them feel more satisfied with their service providers. One-quarter of Millennial mobile phone owners (26%) said they would like to see personalized interaction based on customer data.
The upshot for wireless/mobile carriers is that they need to make the mobile phone and service purchasing process as easy and good as it is to purchase a book on Amazon, hire an Uber driver or order food online if they want to attract and keep Millennials as customers.


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In a highly competitive sector, where annual growth rates can hit stratospheric heights, 102 Australian technology companies have been named in the 2020 Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500.
While Chinese companies dominate the top 10 – and smart service provider Terminus was number one – seven Australian operations are in the top 50, and Australian rankings hit a record high for the second year in a row.
This index is an annual ranking of the fastest growing Asia Pacific companies in the hardware, software, communications, media, life sciences and clean technology industries.
Awardees are selected for the Technology Fast 500 ranking based on their percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over three years.
Top 10 companies in the 2020 Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500
|1||China||Terminus Technologies Group||17915%||Software|
|3||China||Shenzhen Dogcare Innovation And Technology Co., Ltd||8003%||Hardware|
|5||India||RUPEEK FINTECH PRIVATE LIMITED||7295%||Software|
|7||China||Newlink (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd||5777%||Software|
|8||Korea||ABL BIO INC.||5485%||Life sciences|
|9||China||Beijing Milian Technology Co., Ltd||5428%||Media|
|10||China||Shenzhen Zhuiyi Technology Co., Ltd.||4665%||Software|
Australian companies in the top 50
|34||Phoenix Technology and Advisory Services||1676%||Software|
|36||My Plan Manager||1621%||Lifesciences|
Deloitte Australia Technology Fast 50 leader, Josh Tanchel, said: “In Australia, and across the Asia Pacific, and regardless of the sectors in which they operate, the COVID pandemic has really challenged business operators on so many levels.”
Those that have made the Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 have managed to maintain extraordinary growth momentum. The businesses that made the Australian and Asia Pacific indices should be proud of their achievement.
The success of China-based businesses should not come as a particular surprise, but the growth achieved by those in the top 10 is quite extraordinary. While down on 2019, average growth rates across the top 10 were 7,621%, and 551% across the top 500.
Australian companies really held their own, breaking their record of 98 placings in 2019, with recognition achieved by 102 in 2020. For a country of just 25 million to comprise more than 20% of the index is something those 102 should be proud of.
Australian Technology Fast 50 program, with 2021 being its 21st year, ranks the 50 fastest growing local technology companies with a minimum cumulative revenue of $8 million over a three-year period.
In what was anything but a normal year, COVID added another layer of disruption, reinforced the importance of resilience, resourcefulness and creativity, and emphasised that successfully harnessing technology is more crritical than ever.


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|April 26, 2011
Heartland America Recalls Wooden Stools Due to Fall Hazard
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Wooden Stool
Units: About 5,850
Distributor: Heartland America, of Chaska, Minn.
Hazard: The legs and seat of the stool can crack and break, causing the consumer to fall.
Incidents/Injuries: Heartland has received 11 reports of incidents, including seven reports of injuries. Injuries include one person with a head laceration.
Description: The stool is an adjustable-height solid wood, 3-legged stool sold unassembled. The seat is 11 3/4-inch diameter. The stool height adjusts from 17 inches to 25 inches. A "Made in China" sticker is on the underside of the seat.
Sold at: Heartland America catalog and website for about $30 from June 2010 through February 2011
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the stool and return it to Heartland of America for a full refund. Heartland America is contacting its customers directly.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Heartland America at (800) 398-8163 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT or visit the firm's website at www.heartlandamerica.com/stoolrecall
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at
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The Facebook Libra project continues to gain more traction after Singapore-based investor Temasek joined its platform. The Libra stablecoin is designed to be backed by several fiat currencies. The project has not gone too well as regulators fear of disruption in the current financial industry.
Temasek Holdings becomes the latest investor to support the controversial project. Switzerland-based Libra Association has met mixed reactions from the crypto space with high profile firms abandoning the project. Despite continued opposition, the project keeps drawing attention from a wide section of crypto enthusiasts
Growing interest in Facebook Libra project
In addition to Temasek, two more firms have also joined the association. The two are Slow Ventures which is a private equity company and Paradigm, a crypto investment outfit. The project appears to gain support from the crypto-friendly Asian market.
Facebook Libra project has been criticized since if approved with be a threat to the traditional fiat. It is designed to be backed by multiple global fiat currencies a scenario regulator bodies are not yet ready for. However, Facebook privacy has remained questionable given its history of data breaches.
Mixed fortunes for Facebook Libra project
Since its inception last year, the Facebook Libra project has had its pitfalls. Several high profile supporters have abandoned the project along the way. JPMorgan, PayPal and MasterCard are some companies that recently changed their minds on Libra support. However, these have not derailed the project goal as more firms are onboarding.
With a $219 billion portfolio, Temasek becomes one of the most promising partners that will see the project continue with its plans for a global stablecoin. In April, the project got a major boost from Checkout.com, a U.K. based payment startup. During the onboarding event Temasek deputy CEO Chia Song Hwee noted:
Our participation in the Libra Association as a member will allow us to contribute towards a regulated global network for cost effective retail payments. Many developments in the space excite us – we look forward to further exploring the potential of the technology.


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Lawyers in the $350 million class-action suit filed against Apple over DRM issues with iTunes withdrew one of their two plaintiffs in the case after it was discovered that the person did not purchase an iPod during the period in question. Lawyers accused Apple of locking the iPod to digital music purchased from iTunes from September 2006 through March 2009 and it appears that one of the plaintiffs did not purchase an Apple music player during that time frame.
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Geely Holding said it had reached agreement to acquire 8.2 pc of Volvo Trucks, strengthening the Chinese automotive group’s international operations and raising the possibility that the two separate Swedish companies bearing the Volvo name could be united once more. Geely said its stake in AB Volvo, the trucking group, will make it the largest Read More..
In June, Hau Thai-Tang, Ford Motorâ€™s head of global purchasing, was given a second job as executive vice-president of product development. Thai-Tang, who joined the carmarker as a trainee in 1993, sees the combined responsibilities as an opportunity to get more out of the relationship between Ford and a rapidly changing supply base. â€œWe have Read More..
The Volkswagen group, in a broad management reshuffle at Bentley, appointed Astrid Fontaine to the position of board member responsible for human resources, digitalization and IT at the Britain-based luxury brand. Fontaine, currently in charge of HR, culture and innovation at Porsche North America, succeeds Marlies Rogait. The appointment, which takes effect January 1, is Read More..
Companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, but adoption is often hindered by a lack of IT infrastructure, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted by market researchers Vanson Bourne on behalf of business software group Teradata, found that 80 pc of companies are already investing in AI and related technologies and 30 pc Read More..
Nissan Motor has appointed Anthony Thomas CIO of the Japanese brand, filling a position vacated by Celso Guiotoko earlier this year. Thomas most recently served as CIO of GE Global and previously also worked at mobile phone group Vodafone as its India CIO. Guiotoko used to be CIO of Nissan, its alliance partner Renault and Read More..
Delphi wants to be at the center of the auto industryâ€™s transformation and the global automotive supplier has been moving away from traditional powertrain technologies to connectivity, automation and electrical vehicle architectures. The core strategy revolves around the companyâ€™s aim to build â€œsafe, green and connectedâ€ products and systems. â€œWeâ€™re taking our whole hardware portfolio Read More..
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Delphi intends to call its soon-to-be-independent electrical and electronics division “Aptiv,” as the US-based automotive supplier group moves to spin off its powertrain operations into a separate company. Aptiv will be headed by the combined group’s current CEO, Kevin Clark, while a slimmed down powertrain company called Delphi Technologies will have as its CEO Liam Read More..
The 2017 AutoTech Symposium, which takes an in-depth look at new technologies for autonomous and connected vehicle development, will take place October 4 in Waterloo, Ontario. The event, hosted by theÂ Economic Development Corporation of the Waterloo region, features a range of speakers who will discuss various aspects of the automotive transformation in progress. Among the Read More..
FRANKFURT — Audi’s new flagship A8 model is filled with state-of-the-art connected technology, but the premium brand’s head of electrical and electronics development said Wednesday that a “quantum leap” in several key technologies is still needed to realize the industry’s autonomous-driving goals. Thomas Mueller said coming generations of Audi vehicles will need a new end-to-end Read More..


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- Discount stores such as TJ Maxx and Ross Stores are known to be one of the few bright spots in retail.
- Price-conscious consumers flock to these stores for the treasure-hunt experience, putting pressure on other brick-and-mortar stores.
- As more stores close down, off-price retailers are also able to lure in new vendors.
Off-price stores such as TJ Maxx and Ross Stores are not only poaching customers from department stores — they are luring in their suppliers.
In its most recent quarterly results, TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, which also owns Marshall's and Home Goods, said that inventory levels were up 17%.
Prior to this, analysts had been concerned that the chain would suffer as several brands publicly confirmed that they would be scaling back on inventory to reduce the risk of their products being discounted and ending up in the off-price channel.
This included Michael Kors, Coach, and Ralph Lauren — brands that are frequently found in the racks at TJ Maxx.
But despite this, TJX's group CEO Ernie Herrman claims that inventory is more "plentiful" than ever.
"Availability of inventory continues to be terrific and we are thrilled with what we are seeing in the global marketplace from both existing and new vendors," he said in a call with investors in May.
"We hear all the dialogue that's happening in the industry about vendors and manufacturers cutting back. It’s been the complete opposite," he added.
In a note to investors on Monday, a group of Nomura analysts addressed the company's inventory levels:
"Higher inventory levels could suggest they chased into strong results, which would pose an encouraging read for trends," the analysts wrote, adding that the increased amount of inventory is a result of several recent department store liquidations.
"We believe management generally benefits from large rounds of store closings, as they result in vendors seeking to do more business with TJX," they wrote.
The TJ Maxx brand currently has around 20,000 vendors in 100 countries.


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Stellantis: electric cars cost 40-50% more to produce, but this will not slow down their development
Despite the fact that many global automakers are actively engaged in the development and production of "green" models, their mass production has not yet become cheaper.
Most large automotive companies, especially those for which the European market is one of the priorities, have long been engaged in the development and production of electric vehicles. The relatively young auto giant Stellantis, which was formed at the beginning of last year through the merger of the Italian-American company FCA and the French group PSA (the former names are not used now), did not stand aside. Recall that the head of this association is Carlos Tavares (previously he headed the PSA).
Carlos Tavares recently spoke to investors about the company’s earnings for the second half of the year, as well as for all of 2021. He noted that to date, the Stellantis lineup includes 19 electric vehicles (various brands owned by the auto giant). He stressed that the company will continue to produce new "green" models, but it is still worth considering that the development and production of electric vehicles is still significantly more expensive compared to cars with traditional internal combustion engines.
The head of Stellantis described the high cost of electric vehicles as the "elephant in the room" and explained that today it is necessary to spend about 40-50% more on the creation of electric vehicles compared to conventional motor models. As a result, "battery" cars are also more expensive, but the manufacturer cannot fully pass on the increased costs to buyers.
According to Carlos Tavares, in the short term, one of the most important steps for Stellantis is to reduce internal costs, as well as enter into new profitable agreements with the auto giant’s suppliers. According to Motor Trend, citing the head of the auto giant, Stellantis is 30% more efficient than most competitors. He explained that 2021 was an economically positive year, despite the fact that the plants produced only 6 million vehicles, although the capacity is designed to produce 8 million units.
As Kolesa.ru previously reported, last month Carlos Tavares questioned the contribution of electric vehicles to the fight against climate change during a conversation with reporters last month, also calling the massive transition to them a decision of politicians, not the auto industry. It is worth remembering that the European authorities plan to ban the sale of new passenger cars with internal combustion engines by 2035. At the same time, many existing engines will become a thing of the past even earlier, after 2025, when the strict environmental standards of Euro-7 power come into force.
Last summer, the auto giant announced its own strategy for the development of electric vehicles, the implementation of a massive plan will have to spend about 30 billion euros. With this money, it is planned to build five Gigafactories, create four platforms, develop and launch many new products. As we noted earlier, by 2030, the share of LEV (low-emission vehicles, that is, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) in the European sales structure of Stellantis should be 70%, in the US – 40%.


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July 17, 2015 |
MUMBAI: Godrej Group has introduced an Employee Value Proposition, or EVP, which includes new policies for gender diversity, sick leaves and health insurance and doing away with attendance recordings, as it looks to build a strong employer brand to attract young and diverse talent. The EVP was formally launched in phases over the past few months at the group's offices in India and will be followed by formal unveiling at its global offices starting with Indonesia in August. "We have to build a distinctive positioning for us, building in what we have done over the last century, and we need to communicate it strongly," said Sumit Mitra, head, group human resources and corporate services, at Godrej Industries Ltd and Associate Companies (GILAC)
July 1, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Realty firm Godrej Properties today said it will develop a new residential project in Bengaluru. Godrej Properties, the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, has "added a new project off Kankapura Road, in South Bengaluru to its development portfolio", the company said in a statement. The SPV Godrej Home Constructions Pvt Ltd will be developing a mid-income residential housing project over about 18 acres. This is the third project signed by the company in Bengaluru during 2015 and fourth project through the APG anchored investment platform on Pan India basis.
June 23, 2015 |
MUMBAI: The Godrej Group has inked a pact with Institute of Chemical Technology for starting an endowment chair -'Dr. Burjor P. Godrej Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry and Sustainability Engineering'. The MoU marks birth centenary of Dr. Burjor Pirojsha Godrej. The Group will donate Rs 40 lakh every year as an endowment fund to help set up the chair. 'Burjor Godrej, an inventor, passionate researcher , doyen of industry, is considered a pioneer of the soap and oleochemical industry, stated the release.
May 13, 2015 |
Last week, the Godrej Group celebrated its 119th birthday. Adi Godrej , chairman of the group, and eldest daughter, Tanya Dubash , ED and chief brand officer marked the occasion by cutting a cake and meeting the press. The assembled media, however, could not let the opportunity pass to get Godrej's take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's first year in office. In response, he quipped that the passage of Goods and Services Tax ( GST ) the previous day was a good move.
May 7, 2015 |
MUMBAI: Homegrown conglomerate Godrej Group today said it will focus on consumer products to spearhead its growth in the future. "FMCG and consumer durables is a major area of focus for us where we will grow both organically and inorganically," Godrej Group chairman Adi Godrej told reporters on the occasion to celebrate 119 years of the company's existence. He said currently about 600 million Indians use one or the other products of Godrej. "We have additional few hundred million consumers using our products outside the country.
April 3, 2015 |
Indian corporate houses are not particularly known for promoting LGBT inclusivity. One exception is the House of Godrej. At a time when things have been going badly for India's LGBT community (in 2013, the Supreme Court overturned the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising homosexuality), the Godrej group has stepped forward to pro-actively lend support, changing its HR policies, sponsoring Kashish, an LGBT film festival and most recently, last month, hosting a national conference by MINGLE ( Mission for Indian Gay and Lesbian Empowerment )
March 24, 2015 |
NEW DELHI: Realty firm Godrej Properties today said it will develop a new township project at Pune in partnership with two other companies. In a filing to the BSE, the Mumbai-based company said it has launched its township project, Godrej Infinity, in Pune. The township is spread across 43 acres, with a total saleable area of about 3.2 million sq ft, Godrej Properties, the realty arm of the Godrej Group, said. Godrej Infinity is a joint development project, being developed by Godrej Properties in partnership with Oxford Group and Ekta World.
December 10, 2014 |
KOLKATA: The Godrej Group sees more opportunity in overseas acquisitions, says its chairman Adi Godrej . Godrej said currently opportunity is more in overseas markets and his group is exploring acquisitions not beyond developing nations. The group's overseas revenue constitutes 25-30 per cent of its turnover. The group is targeting Asia , Africa and Latin America in personal care, home care and hair care categories to propel growth. The Group has targeted a CAGR of 26 per cent from organic and inorganic growth till 2020.
November 26, 2014 |
In an interview with ET Now, Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group , shares his outlook for the FMCG sector as well as his business. Excerpts: ET Now: Over the last couple of quarters, a select number of companies have shown volume growth numbers that some people were doubting. Is this a story that can sustain for the next 12 to 24 months since we are talking about the rural growth story in India looking likely? Adi Godrej: In fact, during the first half of this year FMCG growth has been slow as it was last year.
November 18, 2014 |
MUMBAI: Godrej group, which is eyeing a ten-fold increase in business volumes within a decade, is banking heavily on e-commerce to achieve its 'Vision 2020' target. "For us, e-commerce is an extremely important channel going forward. All our businesses are focusing on e-commerce for sale of products. Though the share of e-commerce in our group is restricted to single-digits, still, we do see some leads," Godrej Group Executive Director and Chief Brand Officer Tanya Dubash told today.


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GM will once again build pickup trucks in Oshawa if tentative deal with union is ratified
Automaker says deal would mean more work for all three of its plants in Canada
GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont., if a new labour deal with its largest union is ratified.
Unifor had set a midnight deadline on Wednesday to reach a new, three-year labour deal with GM and had a mandate to strike from its members if the deadline passed.
But the union said just before the deadline that its master bargaining committee had a breakthrough and wanted to keep talking. About four and a half hours after extending the deadline, a tentative deal was reached. A ratification vote is to take place on Sunday.
Unifor said the deal is being unanimously recommended for 1,700 members working at GM plants in the southern Ontario cities of St. Catharines, Oshawa and Woodstock.
In a statement, the Detroit automaker said the deal would see more work for all three of its plants in Canada, including the return of assembly work to its facility in Oshawa.
"Subject to ratification of our 2020 agreement with Unifor, General Motors plans to bring pickup production back to the Oshawa assembly plant while making additional investments at the St. Catharines propulsion plant and Woodstock parts distribution centre," GM Canada president Scott Bell told CBC News in a statement.
The company says the deal would bring between $1 billion and $1.3 billion of new investment to Oshawa with the expected hiring of 1,400 to 1,700 hourly workers. That would bring the plant's workforce back up to about 2,000 people.
That's almost as many as worked there when GM suddenly withdrew most assembly work from the plant about two years ago. The last car assembled in Oshawa rolled off the line in December 2019, and the facility has been a parts plant since then. It also produces N95 masks as part of a government contract announced earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 300 people currently work at the plant.
The deal would also bring about $109 million worth of work to the St. Catharines engine and transmission plant and about $500,000 to the Woodstock facility, GM said in a statement.
The popularity of pickup trucks is key to the deal. GM CEO Mary Barra told analysts on a conference call discussing earnings on Thursday that demand for profitable models such as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra is so strong that the plants that make them are operating "around the clock."
"The fact is we simply can't build enough," she said, "and because we expect demand to remain strong we must increase capacity."
The first pickups are expected to roll off the line in Oshawa in 2022. The company didn't specify what pickup trucks would be made in Oshawa, but Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, said he suspects GM will move some Silverado and Sierra work there.
When GM cancelled assembly in Oshawa, it didn't shut the plant down entirely, and Volpe said it was telling that the company kept about 300 workers on hand to keep making parts there.
"That was a signal that the plant would be in play if there was a product for it," he said.
Previously, the Oshawa plant had been putting the finishing touches on Silverados and Sierras that came up mostly completed from a plant in Fort Wayne, Ind. Now they'll be completely assembled in Oshawa, breathing new life into Canada's oldest continuously operating car plant.
The facility has been owned and operated by GM since 1953 but has been making cars since 1908. At one point, it was the company's biggest factory in the world, cranking out 750,000 vehicles a year.
"This is a generational commitment to Oshawa car-making," Volpe said.
The union says the deal could mean up to 2,000 new jobs when assembly starts in January 2022, with a second shift added in March. There are plans to add a second vehicle in May, and if a third shift is potentially added in July 2022, that could be another 500 jobs, Unifor said.
3rd deal with Big 3
The stunning news came after Unifor warned that GM had not offered concrete commitments on future product plans and was falling short of earlier agreements struck by Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
A key plank of the deal with Chrysler will see the company get government help to redesign its Windsor, Ont., plant to produce at least one electric vehicle.
It's unclear if any government cash will be part of the expansion at GM.
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Clare Valley family winery Taylors Wines has launched its largest ever media campaign ‘Live Better by Degrees’ this week to help everyday wine drinkers enjoy what’s in the glass a bit more and appreciate wine the way the winemaker intended.
Born from the insight that ‘no Australian drinks warm beer, so why are 82 per cent of us drinking warm wine,’ creative agency Mr Wolf developed an execution that would educate wine drinkers about the dramatic impact that temperature has on the taste of wine, shedding light on an issue facing a majority of Australian wine drinkers.
“Australia has a great wine making climate, but unfortunately it’s not such a great wine drinking climate,” said Mr Wolf managing partner/head of planning Tony Singleton.
“Our warm temperatures are perfect for cultivating vineyards, but as the vast majority of us drink red wines at ‘room temperature,’ most red wine is being drunk far too warm – and anyone who has drunk a warm beer knows that temperature affects flavour.
“This dilemma sparked the idea of creating optimum drinking temperature sensors on bottles of Taylors Wines as we all agreed it was important to educate wine drinkers that they could be missing out on enjoying wine at its very best.”
Through specially commissioned IPSOS research, Taylors discovered that in fact, 8 out of 10 Australians drink their reds at room temperature, meaning that every week, 2.5 million bottles of red wine are inadvertently being drunk in a way that strips them of their character and subtlety.
Now featured on the back label of all Taylors Estate and Promised Land wines is a temperature sensorwhich utilises thermo-chromatic ink technology that changes colour depending on the temperature of the wine, turning green when the white wine is just right to pour, and turning fuchsia for the red wines.
Temperature is a critical element in maximising a wine’s flavour. Experts recommend that most red wines should be served between 12-18˚C, while the average Aussie household, particularly in summer, is at or above 22˚C. Serving a red wine at ‘room temperature’, as most Australians do, makes the wine flat and flabby, robbing it of its subtle flavours and aromas. And while white wine is better enjoyed on the chillier end of the thermometer (between 6-12˚C), bringing down the temperature too low will mask the wine’s unique characteristics.
Taylors Wines chief marketing officer Cameron Crowley said the campaign idea was a clear winner from the start, as it brought attention to an issue that most Australian wine drinkers don’t even realise exists.
“Taylors is passionate about helping consumers get the best experience when they enjoy our wines and this idea gives us a true point of difference while showcasing our heritage of innovation,” Crowley said.
“Once we understood the issue of temperature, we immediately jumped into testing product viability – we wouldn’t accept anything but a 1˚C accuracy range and our label printers were up to the challenge to accomplish this task.
“We’ve received an amazing response from the new sensors from our retail partners and distributors around the world as it gives us a new way to enhance the wine drinking experience for our consumers.”
Taylors Wines will be amplifying the launch of these innovative temperature sensors across all of their Estate and Promised Land wines with their biggest media spend to date.
The campaign elements include an interactive website to educate consumers about the new labels and the different serving temperatures for wine. The campaign will also be heavily amplified with a national digital campaign through social videos, quizzes, XML temperature driven banners, as well as 30-second radio spots across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and out of home display across executive channels nationally.
Taylors Wines also worked with Mr Wolf to create an animated content piece, designed to tell the story of enjoying wine at the right temperature. The content piece will be amplified digitally through social and pre-roll.
– Client: Taylors Wines
– Creative development and execution: Mr Wolf
– PR: Liquid Ideas
– Packaging design: Denomination (previously known as The Collective)
– Label printing: Collotype
– Media: Custom Media


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Visakhapatnam: The 10.30pm deadline for downing shutters for restaurants and shops has greatly inconvenienced residents and tourists including students, and those office goers who return late from office.
It becomes very difficult to get food anywhere across the city after the deadline other than Two-Three star hotels, which do not fit everybody's budget. Such is the state of affairs in Vizag, the city that is being touted to be the next hub of mega tourism, IT, sports, education and medical hub in Andhra Pradesh.
There are nearly 500 hotels and restaurants in the city, including over half a dozen star hotels.
With hotels and restaurants as well as shops downing their shutters by 10.30pm following orders, tourists and others are suffering for lack of eating facilities said a owner of a restaurant on condition of anonymity.
“If we keep the restaurant open until 11pm, the police will demand money and several dishes!"
“Vizag, has been growing by leaps and bounds, the restaurants should remain open at least till 11pm. I had gone to a restaurant around 10.20 pm on Beach Road in the city to have my favourite chicken biryani. But, had to return hungry as the restaurant owner said he would be unable to serve the food as he has to shut down at 10.30 pm,” said Anil Kumar, a techie in Vizag.
Many tourists from Odisha and West Bengal in Vizag found all restaurants closed by 10.30pm. “We have been demanding the government and city cops to allow restaurants and coffee shops in Vizag to remain open till 12. But, our requests and demands were disregarded citing various reasons including security,” said president of Visakhapatnam Hotel Merchants Association, T. Satyanarayana.
When contacted, DCP (Crimes) T. Ravi Kumar Murthy said the decision to extend the deadline of closing time of the restaurants could be taken only by the Commissioner of Police with prior permission from the government. As the city is yet to get a full time city police chief, hoteliers will have to wait some more weeks for the issue to be taken up....


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Initially Epic, which is 40% owned by Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) ,appeared to be the winner. Apple sold off on Sept. 10, after the ruling was handed down by Federal District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.
The thinking was that Apple would lose billions in revenue from its app store if it was forced to allow third party payments that bypass its system.
But Real Money’s Jim Cramer had a different take. “There's only one problem: Epic didn't win. It lost,” Cramer wrote in a recent Real Money column. “In fact it lost big, but because a bunch of analysts made cursory judgments about the judge granting an injunction against Apple using an obscure provision of a California antitrust law, a law that has a very low bar, we heard that it could be the end of the App Store's incredibly profitable gaming revenue.”
Had the cheap seat crowd bothered to read the whole opinion and consult with counsel they would have realized that Apple came out way ahead. “That’s why Epic, not Apple, appealed,” Cramer noted. “Epic was arguing that Apple exerts monopoly power to exact exorbitant fees from developers, fess that discourage innovation that's specially outlawed by the Sherman Antitrust Act.”
The federal judge did rule that Apple demonstrated incipient antitrust behavior on the very narrow notion of steering companies to the App store.
But as Cramer noted, the judge had to admit that Apple's just giving the customer - the actual user of the phone - what's best for them both in terms of convenience and security. “To go one step further, Apple could have won on all counts except it would have disenfranchised the consumer had it prevailed in the element that the judge found in favor of Epic,” he added.
The big takeaway? “We’ll all look back and realize that rather than Apple losing, companies that want to use the App store to sell products will have to comply with Apple's wishes,” Cramer said.


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The latest to take VIPs beyond the website and behind the scenes is Vogue Style Editor Edward Barsamian. Our office’s resident celebrity fashion expert will host the next installment of the series on February 28. Got a pressing sartorial question you want addressed? Find your answer by joining Vogue VIP now to access a private Facebook group where you can mingle with other VIPs and come Tuesday, Barsamian himself.


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This is "Actual Factual Gwinnett," a regular column in which Tyler Estep answers reader questions about Gwinnett happenings and history. Read previous editions — like this one confirming the imminent arrival of a massive bowling and laser tag venue — by clicking the hyperlinks at the bottom of this column, where you'll also find information for submitting your own questions. Enjoy!
What'll ya have, Gwi...err...Barrow?
Reader B.R. Bradberry writes: "We in Dacula have heard (for at least the last two years) that a Varsity restaurant is to be built at Ga. highways 316 and 81 in Barrow County. Any truth to this rumor?"
Fabulous question, B.R. The answer? Maybe!
OK...so...what? Well, waaaay back in January 2015, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported that a Varsity Jr. was coming to The Gateway at University Parkway, a budding shopping center at the intersection you mentioned (across Ga. 316 from another big retail center known as Barrow Crossing and, if you're keeping score, just outside Gwinnett lines).
In February, a story from esteemed AJC colleague Matt Kempner also suggested as much (vaguely, at least).
All that said, not much has happened, development-wise — so I reached out to the Varsity and to the shopping center.
Varsity spokesman John Browne said this (via email): "We do not have anything to report about our future growth plans at this time."
Wayne Bartlett of Progressive Realty LLC, which handles leasing at The Gateway at University Parkway, said this (also via email): "They've told us they still plan to build at The Gateway. They have purchased the land and signage at the project. But, I do not know a timeline."
The shopping center also posted this on Facebook in March:
Here's what's happening at The Gateway:
And Progressive still has the Varsity on its map of The Gateway:
So, B.R., while officials are mostly mum and a possible timeline is sufficiently vague, there seems to be a glimmering grease spot of hope, and that long-desired chili dog may be attainable soon.
I, Tyler Estep, am a staff writer with the AJC and a Gwinnett County native. To submit “Actual Factual Gwinnett” questions, contact me at firstname.lastname@example.org, @ByTylerEstep on Twitter or via the form below.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs & Border Protection said it has seized a shipment of fake sunglasses from China worth an estimated $1.8 million at retail.
The agency said it took possession of 8,620 pairs of sunglasses in a May 19 action in Los Angeles that bore fake Chanel, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ray-Ban and Ed Hardy trademarks. The shipment also included 15,372 fake Lacoste Alligator sunglass ornaments.The counterfeit items arrived at Los Angeles International Airport in an air shipment, Customs said.
The agency noted the seizure was made by its import specialists trained to target and examine shipments suspected of trademark and copyright violations. Import specialists work with Customs officers to stop counterfeit and pirated items from entering the U.S.“CBP is charged with enforcing trade laws and we continue to devote substantial resources to target, intercept, detail, seize and forfeit shipments of goods that violate these laws,” said Kevin Weeks, director of field operations for Los Angeles at Customs.
In fiscal year 2008, CBP and the Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency seized counterfeit sunglasses and parts with a domestic value of $7.9 million. Those seizures were responsible for 3 percent of the total confiscations made last year, which netted $272.7 million worth of counterfeit goods entering the U.S. Sunglasses were among the top 10 commodities seized last year.
@margotrobbie steps out onto the red carpet wearing @miumiu. The actress is nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role” in “I, Tonya” at the #SagAwards. (📷: Stewart Cook) #wwdfashion
For @massimogiorgetti of @msgm, the Nineties are his favorite decade. “They had a huge impact on my personal growth. What I like of the Nineties is that they are not so precise in terms of style as other decades…there was actually a bit of everything,” he said. As seen on MSGM’s Spring 2018 show: tie-dye and a bit of grunge, two styles that are synonymous with the decade #wwdfashion #wwddecades (📷: @kukukuba)
Breaking News: @hedislimane joins @celine as its new artistic, creative and image director. One of fashion’s preeminent image-makers and trendsetters, Slimane is to join the LVMH brand on Feb. 1 and unveil his first fashion proposition for men and women next September during Paris Fashion Week. It marks a major homecoming for Slimane, who cemented his reputation – and influenced men’s tailoring for more than a decade – as the designer of Dior Homme between 2000 and 2007. He went on to reinvent and ignite the house of Yves Saint Laurent, which he rechristened Saint Laurent, between 2012 and 2016 – all the while maintaining a close relationship with the Arnault family, which controls LVMH and Dior. Read the full exclusive story on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
“Personally I believe the Eighties have been the richest and more vivacious period for international fashion,” Giorgio Armani said when asked what his favorite decade of fashion is. It was a moment of disruption and experimentation and only thinking back to the first years of that decade is always an emotion for me, for what they have meant to me and my work.” The influence is clear in @giorgioarmani spring 2018 collection, pictured here, which was full of bright colors and unexpected prints. Read more about which decades designers loved most on WWD.com #wwdfashion #wwddecades (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
For Lady Gaga’s only Italian show on her “Joanne World Tour,” the singer wore a range of @versace_official outfits. The standout piece: this custom-made bodysuit inspired by the brand’s spring 2018 collection. #wwdfashion (RG: @ladygaga)
@_camillaruth_ is expanding on the wellness-craze concept with @westbourne – a new NYC restaurant that’s both a healthy-minded café as well as a business that gives back to the community. Marcus works with the Robin Hood foundation to give back to The Door, a non-profit providing youth development services, and also hires employees through The Door. Read our full interview with Marcus on giving back through food on WWD.com. #wwdeye (📷: @lexieblacklock)


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Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai, Honda and Mercedes-Benz are promising to sell fuel-cell cars in the next few years, making it clear that hydrogen will be part of their future.November 24, 2013, Sunday
The car, which Toyota calls the FCV concept car, was one of several fuel-cell vehicles expected to be introduced soon, including models from Honda and Hyundai.November 21, 2013, Thursday
One of the strongest psychological impediments to hydrogen fuel cell technology is the searing image of the Hindenburg catching fire and crashing in 1937.October 30, 2013, Wednesday
Both General Motors and Honda, two automakers considered leaders in the technology, said they could reduce costs and development time by working on a common design.July 3, 2013, Wednesday
A response to an article about Japan’s anxiety about electric cars.November 10, 2010, Wednesday
TORRANCE, Calif. -- Honda's program on the FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell vehicle marks the two-year anniversary on Sunday of delivery of the first cars to retail customers. The FCX program, however, has been a bit slower to ramp up than originally envisioned, when it was announced in 2008....July 25, 2010, Sunday
The U.S. has the intellectual resources and expertise to lead in the development of clean energy. It just needs the will to make it happen.November 24, 2009, Tuesday
Research projects in the Bay Area involve clean tech and bio-tech, and one focuses on the potential collapse of the Sacramento Delta levees in an earthquake.November 06, 2009, Friday
While Congress was right to restore funding for hydrogen fuel research that may not deliver results soon, it was a mistake to slash funding for other promising new energy technologies.August 09, 2009, Sunday
On Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, a futuristic experiment posing as an ordinary fuel station may be bringing the world one step closer to the hydrogen age.September 24, 2008, Wednesday
LAST Monday, hydrogen-powered vehicles from eight manufacturers drove off from Portland, Me., to start a 13-day cross-country tour that will end in Los Angeles on Aug. 23. The tour will make 31 stops in 18 states along the way, in an effort to convince Americans that hydrogen really is the fuel of...August 17, 2008, Sunday
The Canadian entrepreneur’s company became a bellwether in the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power cars and other vehicles.August 12, 2008, Tuesday
The 6-liter V-12 engine in this demonstration BMW runs on gasoline or hydrogen, allowing drivers to switch back and forth.July 20, 2008, Sunday
An editorial on June 20 about the Honda FCX Clarity, a new hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car, stated incorrectly that it has a bigger carbon footprint than the Toyota Prius. The Clarity's greenhouse gas emissions, including those from making and transporting the fuel, are about 9 percent to 17 percent...July 02, 2008, Wednesday
With gas prices rising above $4 a gallon, we could hardly be more eager for a car powered by an energy source that emits nothing worse than water.June 20, 2008, Friday
The world’s first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle for mass production was wheeled off a Honda assembly line in Japan.June 17, 2008, Tuesday
White Plains now is the Northeast hub — and one of three cities nationwide — for a model program designed to put hydrogen-powered cars in consumers’ hands.March 16, 2008, Sunday
In the standoff between hydrogen supply and hydrogen demand, home refueling stations are one option.December 09, 2007, Sunday
For two years, a Southern California family has been driving the earliest version of Honda’s FCX Clarity fuel-cell vehicle.December 09, 2007, Sunday
General Motors is preparing to test its Equinox Fuel Cell crossover wagons by providing no-cost, three-month tests to 100 consumers in select markets.December 09, 2007, Sunday
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Yep, more proof that Ghostbusters coming to LittleBigPlanet
I don’t think you can get any more definite than this. It sure looks like Ghostbusters themed costumes or levels will be coming to LittleBigPlanet. The picture from the PlayStation blog perfectly replicates the Ghostbusters symbol right down to the quizzical look on the Sack Boys face.
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Innovative hemp and cannabis corporation Marijuana Company of America Inc. (OTCQB: MCOA) and Global Hemp Group (CSE: GHG) (OTC: GBHPF) (FRA: GHG), its joint venture partner, today announced that they are in current negotiations with several Oregon-based cannabinoid extraction companies regarding the acquisition of the joint venture’s hemp biomass produced at the Scio farm from the 2018 harvest. Per the update, the Scio farm team has prepared processing samples ranging in size from 100 lbs. to 2,000 lbs. for the extraction companies. The biomass is being processed into CBD crude oil, with the option to further refine it into isolate or full spectrum oil in order to increase its market value. The partners expect current extraction test batch results by mid-April, which will serve as a basis for the final terms of the biomass sale.
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Blossom Minds’ fascinating fluid-based adventure Walter could be coming to the PlayStation 4 – that’s if the developer can find a partner within the next few days. The studio revealed the puzzle platformer for PlayStation 3 last year, but following the intervention of a publisher, opted to upgrade the title to Sony’s next generation machine. However, the unnamed company recently decided to withdraw, leaving the team high and dry.
“As of today, with most known opportunities investigated, we’re preparing to put the studio on hold if we can’t find a solution in the next few days,” the developer explained on its website. “Walter can’t be released without financial support for the remaining development.”
With GDC promptly approaching, it’s the perfect time for Blossom Minds to be appealing for publisher support. Whether anyone will actually stump up the funds remains to be seen, but we’re doing our bit to help by sticking the title’s debut trailer in the space below. Would you like to see the game drip its way onto the PS4? Share your support in the comments section.


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Poundland opens flagship distribution centre
Poundland has opened a new flagship distribution centre in Harlow to help drive growth in the UK and Europe.
Officially opened by Minister of State for Employment Esther McVey together with Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy, the facility will provide the retailer with the additional network capacity to grow its store estate from 540 outlets to more than 750 stores. More than 6,000 jobs will be created in new stores over the next three years through the opening of the centre.
McVey said: “It was great to be able to open this new centre in Essex for what is a dynamic British company now expanding its business across the Channel. Helping businesses to export is a vital part of our long-term economic plan and this move will also provide thousands of job opportunities for the people of Essex and the surrounding area.”
The opening of the centre and investment in Poundland’s infrastructure will enable the company to offer new product ranges to new stores in the UK and abroad. Poundland said on-shelf availability will become more defined and automatic store ordering for certain ranges will now be extended.
McCarthy added: “The centre will provide greater availability of products to our customers and improved stock management for the business. The depot will also be critical to driving our expansion plans, helping us achieve our long-term target of opening 1,000 stores in the UK, providing Poundland’s amazing value to more customers across both the UK and Europe.”
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Apple created a mile-stone by launching the iPad in 2010. The iPad was a massive hit and the tech giant released various versions of the iPad, with the latest ones being iPad 4th Generation and iPad mini. Now, the rumor has begun that the new version of the iPad,i.e 5th Gen iPad will start production in the month of July/August. But this news is a contradiction with another rumor that was out few days ago. The former stated that the new iPad will be launched in April.
The 5th Gen iPad is expected to sport a new thinner and lighter design than its elder siblings. It is also expected to have smaller bezels around its display. The LCD panels for this device will be provided by LG display and Sharp, while it will be fitted by TPK and ITO, according to the sources.
Apple had launched two iPads in the previous year and also had released a new variant of the previous iPad earlier this year. Hence, its high time that Apple starts on with the release of a new model. The new model is expected to come around with lots of features. This time, Apple will be making it big to cope up with its competitors as there a lot of new tablets released in a very small time. Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope that Apple again creates a milestone with the soon going to be released iPad 5.


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Latest Languages of Africa Stories
eReflect confirms in its latest Ultimate Vocabulary™ blog post that pop culture has more and more influence on the new word lists added in the official online Oxford dictionary. New
Choosing exactly the right entries that make up the more than 140,000-word vocabulary database requires considerable time and effort, according to the eReflect development team.
Ultimate Spelling offers its users a comprehensive literacy resource that allows users to practice from an extensive library of words.
Civicom Marketing Research Services has expanded its worldwide language capabilities with the addition of Arabic to its marketing research tools for real-time online discussions.
The new smart phone app in Arabic is the first of its kind to penetrate into restricted countries. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Using smart phone
As e-learning and mobile learning are becoming more prevalent, more people are digitally studying the most popular language in the world.
WAGmob today announced that it has successfuly published more than 300, Simple 'n easy enhanced eBooks, for langauge learning, at Samsung Learning Hub. Seattle,
Children growing up in the Rufiji region along the coast of Tanzania are learning Swahili as their first language.
After centuries of assimilating words from other languages, English is becoming an influence on those same languages.
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Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
3G iPhone to be Sold in Italy in June 2008
We will be selling an iPhone with 3G capability next month, Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president for technology and operations at TIM told me yesterday evening on a bus taking us out into the desert for dinner following the first day of the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai.
"Next month" conveniently coincides with Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), which takes place from June 9th to June 13th in San Francisco, CA.
This latest quote adds to a laundry list of evidence pointing to an imminent release of the 3G-capable iPhone. While the quote does not necessarily preclude an earlier May launch in the U.S., the rest of the available evidence points to June:
- Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Has 3G On/Off Option
- AT&T Blocking Out June 15-July 12 for 3G iPhone Launch?
- Foxconn to Deliver 3G capable iPhones Beginning in June
Meanwhile, Research in Motion today announced their first 3G-capable mobile phone, the BlackBerry Bold. While the Bold will also not available until this summer, Apple has clearly targeted RIM as a competitor to the iPhone.
Finally, just this morning additional iPhone coverage for Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia has been announced by SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus. This means two carriers will be providing coverage in India and Australia. No additional details were provided in the press release.


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Four IV says it was appointed about ten months ago following a competitive creative pitch, but declined to disclose the names of its competitors. This is the first time that the consultancy has worked on a Tesco project.
Four IV creative director Chris Dewar-Dixon says, ’We are delighted to have been chosen by the F&F team for this exciting new project. We look forward to bringing its vision for the brand to life with a store design that will establish F&F on the high street.’
Four IV claims that it is ’just working on this project at this moment in time’, although Tesco has ambitions to roll the concept out worldwide.Tesco says in a statement that since entering the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia in 2008, the F&F clothing brand has ’earned great market power and brand recognition by meeting customers’ calls for great quality, affordable fashion and outstanding value for money’.
The retailer claims that F&F is in the top three fashion retailers in central Europe. F&F Prague is due to open in October in one of the country’s biggest shopping malls, the Palladium Centre.
It will be used to showcase F&F’s autumn/winter collection (pictured). Historically, Tesco has worked closely with Fitch to develop some of its store concepts.
Earlier this year the supermarket retailer headhunted Fitch executive creative director Simon Threadkell, making him director of design and format at the supermarket.


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Tickets now live for the Battle of the MX British Titles
Wednesday August 21, 2019 at 12:11pm
RHL Activities are pleased to announce that event tickets for the Battle of the MX British Titles, which takes place on September 21st and 22nd at Landrake Moto Parc, Cornwall, are now live.
The final rounds of the 2019 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship and Judd KTM British Youth Championship will do battle at the popular Landrake circuit on the same weekend at the same venue. This unique season finale event is brought to you by RHL Activities who are looking to create a fun filled weekend of racing and off-track entertainment.
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.Mobi is trending?
Donuts has released its Domain Trend Report for March, showing what keywords and top level domains are trending.
The report includes data from the company’s acquisition of Afilias’ top level domains, including some big ones like .info. This makes the dataset richer; 8 of the company’s top premium registrations in May were from the acquired TLDs .global and .green.
.Global has a high-low model for premium domains, meaning buyers pay a premium the first year and then the regular annual price after that. It took the top three spots on the list with ims.global, bt.group, and mb.group.
You could argue that the fourth domain — work.live — is more impressive because it has Donuts’ traditional high-high model in which the premium is paid each year. Work.live costs about $3,000 per year to maintain.
The top TLD for new registrations is the “old” top level domain .info, which was part of the Afilias acquisition. Here’s the full list of the top 10 Donuts’ TLDs for new registrations in May:
.Mobi made the list? I wonder what happened there. It appears to have surged in the APAC region; it doesn’t make the top 10 list in any other region.
I’m even more perplexed by one of the trending keywords in second level domains. Can you think why letter made the list?
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The most read stories from May 21.
1) SUSPECT GALLERY - Police hunt Huddersfield railway brawl gang
POLICE are hunting five men after a vicious brawl in Huddersfield which left a pensioner in hospital.
And officers from British Transport Police (BTP) believe these five men are key suspects in their inquiry.
2) Cigs and booze gang lock Sainsbury's staff in cold store during 3am raid
MASKED robbers bundled shop staff into a cold store in a terrifying early-hours raid.
The gang threatened workers at Sainsbury’s Salendine Nook supermarket with crowbars after breaking in through a rear door.
3) BBC Two show will delve into Huddersfield’s glorious past
IT has been described as nothing more than “a grim, industrial town.”
But Huddersfield’s hidden jewels are set to light up TV screens next month.
4) ‘Greedy’ businessman with six houses and £65k in bank fiddled benefits
A BUSINESSMAN who falsely claimed £20,000 in benefits out of ‘sheer greed’, has narrowly escaped jail.
Alex Fiorillo had six houses and £65,000 in the bank while he claimed benefits between October 2008 and May 2010.
5) New nightclub plan for Huddersfield town centre in former restaurant
A NEW nightclub could soon open above a town centre shop.
Richard Haigh is seeking planning consent to open the members only club and a health food shop at Market Walk in Huddersfield town centre.


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Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi with Mexican Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro in Mexico. Photo: BSS
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has called upon the Mexican entrepreneurs and business community to invest in Economic Zones (EZs) of Bangladesh.
The minister made the urge during a bilateral meeting with Mexican Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro in Mexico, said a press release issued on Tuesday.
Tipu said, “The government has set a target to establish 100 economic zones to make a Smart Bangladesh by 2041 and make the country one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Such a high-level meeting between the two nations took place in nearly 50 years.
In order to improve cooperation, Tipu Munshi, who is now in the country of North America, has suggested creating a joint trade organization on a bilateral basis.
A 12-person, high-level business delegation is being led by him.
Tipu Munshi and Buenrostro both vowed during the meeting to advance commercial ties.
Enacting agreements on double taxes and customs was a priority for Buenrostro.
She also urged the businesspeople of Bangladesh to look at trade possibilities with Mexico and expressed interest on the part of her nation in funding Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry.


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This biggest IPO since the Facebook IPO is right now the centre of attraction. Snap is aiming to raise as much as $3.2 billion in its IPO, which would give it a market value of as much as $18.5 billion. However, what will really happen after the IPO is anyone's guess. A year after its market debut , for example, Twitter was being traded for $40.31, which sustained a 10.6 percent drop from its opening price.
Land Rover's familiar Terrain Response 2, Low-Traction Launch, hill-descent control, and All Terrain Progress Control drivetrain algorithms will help traverse the rough stuff, but there is no low-range transfer case, supporting the understanding that the Velar is intended for slightly less rugged pursuits than is the Discovery.
If you're in your first two years of driving after passing your test, six points means you also revert to provisional licence status. He added: "The misuse of a mobile while behind the wheel is totally unacceptable and North Yorkshire Police will be enforcing the new legislation fully from today".
Previous behavioral research found zoo elephants can sleep for around four hours per day, either standing or lying down. But with more dangers and pressure to find food, wild animals tend to sleep less. On several days during the study period, the elephants went without sleep for up to 46 hours and traveled long distances of around 30 kilometers during these periods, possibly to avoid attacks from lions or poachers.
Indeed, there would be hell to pay if Haye pulled out of this fight, so close to the opening bell. New research from Voucherbox reveals the average boxer endures 111 rounds across 21 fights before claiming their first championship - suffering just one defeat along the way.
The director did not even personally know his representatives at the awards: Anousheh Ansari , an engineer and astronaut, and Firouz Naderi , the former director of solar system exploration at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and former manager of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
A source close to Mumbai police stated that after receiving the call, Mahesh Bhatt initially thought it to be a prank but later he received a number of texts and whatsapp messages that stated that these threats shouldn't be taken lightly.
Dobby - a male, reticulated giraffe - arrives as millions around the country waited for a giraffe to be born in NY to "viral sensation" April, whose labor has been streaming online . The zoo said staff fed the infant giraffe for the first few hours of his life until he finally took to nursing. "Giraffes are born after a 15-month gestation period", the zoo website stated.
One of the nuggets of wisdom in game development is to create the simplest prototype as early as possible in order to see if it's even worth doing all the hard work later. To wit: you can cut trees down to get lumber, set a torch on fire, then use it to burn down trees. This is perhaps the most interesting slide shown at the conference.
This will be the follow up game to Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor , and it looks like humankind is in trouble again as the Dark Lord Sauron gathers his strength and his mighty army to take over Mordor. The robust personalization from the first game is now applied to the entire world where environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience.
The Verge reports that the service is now called Spotify Hi-Fi, and it will offer lossless CD-quality audio to subscribers. The Verge , citing multiple sources, reports that Spotify will offer lossless, CD-quality audio via a service now known as Spotify Hi-Fi.
The stock was able to keep return on assets at 0.71% in the trailing twelve month while Reuters data showed that industry's average stands at 2.28% and sector's optimum level is 2.40%. They noted that the move was a valuation call. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.69%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.
The forward will provide some more veteran leadership alongside Jaromir Jagr, and that is something he personally is excited about. The biggest difference is that, while Ericsson has the size, McIlrath is much more willing to use it to do things like clear out players from in front of the crease.
When you open the eShop, the Switch will confirm the active user (a nod to the eight potential user accounts you can create on a single console). Nintendo has also released a showcase video detailing some of the games that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch .
Users on NeoGAF point to a French flyer which suggests that both Tearaway Unfolded and Disc Jam will be included amongst offerings. Tearaway Unfolded is the game from LittlebigPlanet developers Media Molecule, while Disc Jam is an exciting sports indie game that has been compared in a similar manner to Rocket League .
Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of Smackdown column. - Backstage we see Daniel Bryan congratulating AJ Styles on winning a shot at Bray Wyatt's WWE Championship. - Becky Lynch def. Mickie James: This one is a two-out-of-three-falls match. Lynch scored her first fall with a surprise roll-up. Alexa gets on the apron and distracts the referee, then Becky gets in her face which leads to Mickie accidentally knocking Alexa off the apron.
He asked his followers to "caption this" so we obliged. The "Lockjaw" rapper had attended a strip club in Miami and a boxing match in OH without obtaining prior approval, the Sun Sentinel reports. Kodak was released on bail in December from being held in SC where he is still facing sexual battery charges. Kodak posted $100,000 bond and was back home in Florida in December.
BARCELONA-Sony unveiled a smartphone that does high-frame rate HD video clips and features a 4K, high-dynamic range display . The phone comes along with Bluetooth 4.2, 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO, NFC, GPS/GLONASS and USB type - C connectivity options.
Communications regulator Ofcom has said it will leave current postal rules in place for five years after concluding a review of Royal Mail regulation, saying it had made progress. · The company's delivery performance has improved since Ofcom's framework was put in place in 2012, but some targets are still being missed. The review follows concerns that Royal Mail no longer faced competition in the delivery of letters after Whistl withdrew from the United Kingdom in 2015.
The microbes were likely iron-metabolizing bacteria, and the structures they left are between 3.77 and 4.28 billion years old, making them even older than the microbes found last year to have lived near the surface of the ocean 3.70 billion years ago.
USA space firm SpaceX will fly two private space travelers on a passenger flight around the moon and back before the end of next year, the company said on Monday. "I think there's a market for one or two of these per year", he said , estimating that space tourist fares charged by SpaceX could eventually contribute 10 to 20 percent of the company's revenue.
However, Samsung wants to break away from its tradition by allowing users to change the order of these navigation keys, which are now on-screen buttons. In a new press render that has leaked, the S8's attractive form comes out of its speculative shadow. The phone has a larger top bezel than the bottom, and features a curved display , along with curved corners.
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Still, the concept of a voice print is not unlike the separate customer profiles users already can maintain and move between using passwords on devices like the Amazon Fire tablet. Alexa now supports 10,000 "skills"-such as compatibility with services from Uber and Capital One- up from 7,000 in January and 3,000 in September ".
Some NFL games, however, may only be available on TV or desktop. Designed for the " YouTube generation", they want you to feel like you can watch what you want, when you want, how you want, and without all the commitments you can't stand.
Starting at $399.99 CA (MSRP), the Nintendo Switch will be exclusive to Prime members and since the console is Prime-eligible, customers will receive delivery perks such as FREE Two-Day Shipping, FREE Same-Day Delivery if shipping to Vancouver and Toronto, and FREE One-Day Delivery to Montreal.
Analysts have been expecting Apple to make the switch to OLED displays for some time , as numerous company's competitors in the smartphone market have already done so. Since 2012, the Lighting Port has been the standard charging outlet for Apple phones particularly the iPhone 5. Could it be a move to streamline all of their product connections? When Is Apple Expected To Announce The New iPhones? Soon after the report was out, The Verge had its own take, while trying to decode on ...
DeVos released the statement while several HBCU officials are now in Washington to meet with President Trump and several other Republican leaders in an effort to gain more support and funding. Others asserted that DeVos lauded the Jim Crow system of segregation for providing Black Americans with "more options" to education. Many private voucher schools, as well some charter schools, hire younger teachers, who are cheaper than more experienced teachers, with the promise that the position will ...
Unfortunately, someone back in Las Vegas knew he'd be away and used the opportunity to rob his home to the tune of $150,000. Mayweather was out of town in California this past weekend, celebrating with the likes of Mariah Carey no less. Other sources connected to the investigation tell us there is also at least 1 expensive watch unaccounted for. and possibly other items missing. While the loss won't make a dent in Mayweather's wealth, it appears he may have to fight McGregor to make up for ...
If the 3310 is to end up there, Nokia will of course need to enable United States frequency support on the phone. Though the launch of 3310 seems like Nokia's grand entrance in the feature phone segment, the company is still focusing heavily on smartphones.
There were noisy protests and heated arguments as members of Donald Trump's family cut the red ribbon on the newest addition to Vancouver's skyline. The 69-story glass and steel tower has won praise for its design and its apartments have set records in a city known for sky-high real estate prices.
A female Tesla employee is suing the electric vehicle maker over what she calls "pervasive harassment" against women at the company, the latest revelation about sexism in Silicon Valley. Her reason to continue at Tesla is her dedication to the company that she believes is doing commendable work. It is concerning such reports should emerge from Silicon Valley so soon after the accusations aimed at Uber , though.
The public workouts are (Wednesday). If he was fighting anybody else but me, I really think he would postpone it. "He will be at the workouts and he will be in the ring on Saturday", Hearn said. "I have got in his mind but, ultimately, it is not going to matter what I say". Radio 5 live has secured exclusive radio rights to five world title fights, including the heavyweight unification bout between Britain's Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko in April.
USA navy seals attacked an affiliate of al-Qaida in Yemen in the mission. Following his homage to Owens, Trump shared his views on American values and its role in the world, as well as on the responsibilities of its allies before concluding his speech.
The revamped device is similar to its predecessor and therefore a "feature", or budget-friendly phone by today's standards. The phone, which had a tough plastic shell that could easily be replaced, had text messages and calls. The phone is almost indestructible because of its plastic shell and there are plenty of memes about it on the internet. In fact, yours truly might pick this phone up just for Snake and nostalgia, as I'm sure many will.